VIN Cloning Continues to be a Growing Trend
NICB Special Agent David Renaud talks about how car thieves are taking the vehicle identification number, or VIN, of your car and placing it on a stolen vehicle for resale.
CBS46 NewsIf you're buying a car and you're worried it might be stolen, you can go to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's website to run an online VIN check. The website offers a free service that tells you if a vehicle has been reported as stolen. The website is www.nicb.org.
Anyone with information concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 800.TEL.NICB (800.835.6422) or submitting a form on our website.
About the National Insurance Crime Bureau: Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to combatting and preventing insurance crime through Intelligence, Analytics, and Operations; Education and Crime Prevention; and Strategy, Policy, and Advocacy. The NICB is supported by more than 1,200 property-casualty insurers, self-insureds, rental car, vehicle finance, and auto auctions. To learn more, visit www.nicb.org.